Why am I passionate about this?

When I first became a mother, life as I knew it disappeared. I REALLY struggled with new motherhood, and funny, relatable books about parenthood showed me I wasn’t alone. Early motherhood inspired me to write the Bad Mother’s Diary – mainly because I wanted to cheer myself up and turn difficulty into comedy. I loved writing the Bad Mother’s series and am so honoured by all the emails and Facebook comments I receive begging for more books. Thank you readers!


I wrote

The Bad Mother's Diary

By Suzy K Quinn,

Book cover of The Bad Mother's Diary

What is my book about?

Juliette wants a happy family. But Daisy’s dad just walked out. Can she find love with a baby in tow?…

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The books I picked & why

Book cover of The Unmumsy Mum: The Hilarious Highs and Emotional Lows of Motherhood

Suzy K Quinn Why did I love this book?

The Unmumsy Mum is a fresh, funny, and incredibly brave account of one woman’s struggles through motherhood. Best of all, it is HILARIOUS! I laughed out loud SO many times. It’s a great book to keep you company through new motherhood and beyond. This is the funniest book I have read in years. It’s also refreshingly honest! Anyone who’s been through the turmoil of a new baby will relate to Sarah’s highs and lows. When I read this book, I felt like Sarah was a new best friend and a really funny one. Thank you Sarah for being brave enough to bare it all and making us laugh along the way.

By Sarah Turner,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked The Unmumsy Mum as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Creator of the popular blog "The Unmumsy Mum," Sarah Turner offers an uncensored account of her early years of parenting.

Sarah Turner's first few months of parenting were tough. On the darkest of sleep-deprived days, when the baby would not settle and she was irritable and the house was a disaster-zone, she wanted to read about someone who felt the same. Someone who would reassure her that she wasn't a total failure. But she found nothing of the sort. She decided then and there that she would write something herself. She would document parenthood as she found it. Not how…


Book cover of Hurrah for Gin: A Book for Perfectly Imperfect Parents

Suzy K Quinn Why did I love this book?

So funny! Diary of a Wimpy Kid for adults. Just love these fun little cartoons, easy reading, you don’t need your brain at all, just relax and enjoy.

By Katie Kirby,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Hurrah for Gin as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

This book is not a how-to-guide. It won't tell you how to get your baby to sleep, how to deal with toddler tantrums, how to be a good parent, a cool parent or even a renegade parent. It is a book about parenting that contains absolutely no useful advice whatsoever.

Instead it shares beautifully honest anecdotes and illustrations from the parenting frontline that demonstrate it is perfectly possible to love your children with the whole of your heart whilst finding them incredibly irritating at the same time.

From pregnancy to starting school, Hurrah For Gin takes you through the exciting,…


Book cover of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4

Suzy K Quinn Why did I love this book?

This book is very famous in the UK. Perhaps not so famous worldwide, but if you haven’t read it, you should! It’s a hilarious account of a very imperfect family. Set during the 1980s, it’s a very interesting history lesson too.

By Sue Townsend,

Why should I read it?

4 authors picked The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 12, 13, 14, and 15.

What is this book about?

A humorous story first published in 1982, which chronicles the daily life of a teenage boy and all his problems.


Book cover of I Don't Know How She Does It: A Comedy about Failure, a Tragedy about Success

Suzy K Quinn Why did I love this book?

I definitely preferred the book to the movie. Lots more character and lots more humour. This book kept me company during the dark hours of midnight breastfeeding and became my literary best friend during that time.

By Allison Pearson,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked I Don't Know How She Does It as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

The prequel to How Hard Can It Be?

Meet Kate Reddy, fund manager and mother of two. Always time-poor, Kate counts seconds like other women count calories. Factor in a manipulative nanny, an Australian boss who looks at Kate's breasts as if they're on special offer, a long-suffering husband, her quietly aghast in-laws, two needy children and an email lover, and you have a woman juggling so many balls that some day something's going to hit the ground.

In an uproariously funny and achingly sad novel, Allison Pearson brilliantly dramatises the dilemma of working motherhood at the…


Book cover of The Secret Life of a Slummy Mummy

Suzy K Quinn Why did I love this book?

Fun comedy for parents of older children, focusing on chaotic family life around school, drop offs, pick ups and parents who think they’re superior to others. Lots of fun.


By Fiona Neill,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Secret Life of a Slummy Mummy as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

For Lucy Sweeney, motherhood isn't all astanga yoga and Cath Kidston prints. It has been years since the dirty washing pile was less than a metre high, months since Lucy remembered to have sex with her husband, and a week since she last did the school run wearing pyjamas. When Husband on a Short Fuse is no contest for the distractions of Sexy Domesticated Dad; Yummy Mummy No 1 has more cash flow than parenting advice; and Alpha Mum is putting a slur on your questionable domestic habits, it's hard to remember exactly why anyone would give up a career…


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The Bad Mother's Diary

By Suzy K Quinn,

Book cover of The Bad Mother's Diary

What is my book about?

Juliette wants a happy family. But Daisy’s dad just walked out. Can she find love with a baby in tow?

By the time I got knocked up, I thought I’d be married and living happily ever after. But Daisy is already three months old and Nick has only just proposed. And I’m not all that sure I should have said yes. Nick isn’t behaving like a responsible husband to be. Instead, he’s bar-hopping while I stay home with the baby. With a wedding fast approaching, I have to decide whether to stay with the father of my child or try a new relationship with my childhood sweetheart. But how can consider seeing handsome, successful Alex Dalton, when my bathroom is full of suppositories and stretch mark cream?

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What is my book about?

Every picture tells a story, but it’s not always the one we expect or remember. Christmas Actually is a festive drama about family and forgiveness and a snapshot of modern family life, addressing Instagram to motherhood and everything in between.

Why Christmas? My publisher wanted my new novel to have a festive theme, specifically set in Australia–sun, surf, sunburn, and prawns. Christmas in Australia is very different from Christmas in the UK, USA, and Canada. We typically wear shorts and t-shirts, eat salad and seafood for Christmas lunch, and play beach cricket in the afternoon. Despite the season, conflicts, secrets,…

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